Public School was in Boston October 20th! (Obviously I had to take a picture of the perfectly timed school bus sitting outside the W Hotel during the Public School party.)

The CFDA 2013 winning design duo extraordinaire, were at Saks Fifth Avenue for a q&a session, followed by a private party for Public School held at the W.

The evening allowed Boston fashion fans to meet, ask questions, and even party late late late into the night with these incredibly talented and mad friendly designers.

Models rotated looks from the current and upcoming collections while the crowd posed, clinked glasses, danced and happily hung out with Dao Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne – or at least that is how reversecommuter did it!

The tartan biased cut skirt (think flannel tartan shirt tied sloppily at the waist and dangling down at various angles) was an absolute fave. Public School’s current FW’16 collection offers this in a darker tartan, and the upcoming Spring ’17 collection it will be in black and white.

Nothing better than a skirt designed to work with boots and a t-shirt or elevated with ankle boots and a leather top. The beauty of Public School’s designs is that they can absolutely be worn every single day in the ‘burbs. Ironic that when the children go to school the moms can wear Public School!

Public School‘s Fall 2016 magenta biker jacket better be in Santa’s sack for this blogger, it is THAT good a statement piece. This brilliant jacket will make any grey winter day seem a little blast of tropical happiness blew in!

Public School is also launching the Fitbit Alta collection, offering two sleek and stylish models that will make capturing those alluring 10,000 steps even more of an accomplishment – ever notice how obsessive a behavior that can be?!

I went, I saw, I conquered. NYFW Spring Summer 2017 was my first. Attending NYFW was one of my primary goals when I started reversecommuter.com. To know me is to know that setting and achieving my goals is my raison d’être.

Appropriately Jonathan Simkhai‘s show was my first. He is one of my absolute favorite designers, and being personally invited to his show was a major high point not quickly forgotten.The show was packed with instagram’s hotshots, Olivia Palermo, Ashley Graeme, Jamie Chung, Kylie Jenner, Joe Zee and Brad Goreski to name just a few. Jonathan Simkhai has quickly skyrocketed to super designer stardom, and so very deservingly.

This show was inspired by the Watts Towers in LA, an architectural creation of 17 interconnected structures built with garbage over 34 years – there are still some brand identifying labels to be seen on pop bottles!

This collection delivered a more polished version of his trademark cutout silhouettes, denim and Italian lace designs.

Jonathan Simkhai‘s line is found in Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Intermix, Saks Fifth Avenue and at www.jonathansimkhai.com. This scattering of high end retailers is all in walking distance in NYC.

Trust me, I was searching for these gorg camel & navy pieces while attending NYFW and marched for miles to find them. Sadly they haven’t even been delivered yet and so reversecommuter is attempting fashion patience – so not my strong point!

This might seem like a rather high end selection of retailers but his price point in comparison to his creations is kind to the fashion consumer. It is rare to find a talent this rich offering his designs with a price tag we can all reach.

This SS2017 collection is all about layering and everyday luxury.

In case you are wondering these are my absolute favorite two looks from the runway show.

True Love.

PS.

I was also invited to his After Party at a nightclub called The Blond.

Yigal Azrouel is the perfect man. He is handsome, charming, talented, single and he surfs. He was in the Israeli military and recommends sit ups, push ups and running as the best workout. Surfing is his passion, and it allows him to decompress after presenting his collections.

Some may call him a unicorn in the fashion world.

This weekend Yigal is previewing his Fall 2016 Collection at the Greta Luxe boutique in Wellesley and mixing with the housewives.

Thursday night he was mingling and adding his gorgeous personal touch to every advance purchase of a line that is oozing with decadence. To say there was a line up would be an understatement. The intimacy was electric.

reversecomuter’s first obsession in the collection is the full length black jersey off the shoulder dress, complete with requisite sexy side slit.

This dress is quite possibly one of the sexiest pieces I have ever put on. Yet it literally felt as comfortable as when wearing pajamas – I could have worn it forever!

A full length lace off the shoulder dress with burgundy and greens wafting throughout in a romantic weave quickly caught my attention. Holiday season 2016 the bar has been raised!

Chunky sweaters reminiscent of Rihanna’s favorite (and reversecommuter’s) from 2014 were offered in an updated cut and color.

Blood red, grey and white with a subtle reference to classic glen check? IN BASKET!

Yigal Azrouel’s Fall 2016 Collection’s main inspiration was the Black Rose. Subtle, rich, hidden yet still representative of love. The clothes continue to deliver his love of decadence, texture and drama. The leathers and furs sourced from Italy and France are quite possibly the best offered by an American designer, collection after collection.

The motif of the black rose is found throughout the collection, in the lace pieces and the furs.

When asked which piece he would most love to see a suburban mom pick up, he immediately chose the “Bowie” mink jacket with the black roses, at a cool $9950.

He has dressed supermodel Iman and had the pleasure of meeting David Bowie. The jacket is a luxurious and appropriately rock & roll nod to the legend.

Rushing out of Greta Luxe to hit the baseball and soccer fields (as is the role of suburban mama), I giggled in the rain as I ran in Yigal Azrouel top and my stilettos, reliving how I had just played dress up with a handsome fashion designer unicorn!